Clouds could interrupt Orange County's afternoon sunshine Thursday and perhaps produce some drizzle overnight, the National Weather Service says.

And while inland highs could reach the low 80s Thursday, they're expected to drop to the mid 70s Friday as low-pressure air moving in from the ocean makes its presence felt.

Then high pressure picks itself back up for some modest weekend warming.

Thursday looks partly cloudy after a mostly cloudy morning with patchy fog and inland highs of 76 to 81, 64 to 69 on the coast.

Patchy drizzle is possible overnight and on Friday morning, which opens with cloudy skies and patchy fog before turning mostly sunny. Highs should be 69 to 74 inland, 64 to 69 on the coast.

Both weekend days should see mostly sunny afternoons after cloudy mornings, with patchy fog Sunday morning. Temperatures begin to struggle back toward the 80s as high pressure moves across the Southwest.

Inland highs should be 72 to 77 Saturday and 76 to 81 Sunday, with the coast stuck in the 64 to 69 range both days.

Monday it's partly cloudy with patchy fog, then mostly sunny and 77 to 82 inland, 65 to 70 on the coast.

Minor ups and downs in temperature are expected next week amid the jostle of high and low pressure.

Weak low pressure passes by to our north Tuesday for a slight temperature dip. Highs should be 75 to 80 inland, 66 to 71 on the coast, with a mostly cloudy morning with patchy fog yielding to mostly sunny skies.

The low pressure moves east and high pressure builds again from the west on Wednesday for inland highs of 79 to 84, 69 to 74 on the coast.

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